Richmond Beach Saltwater Beach Park
Tide pools, playground fun, building sand castles, sea creatures, sea shells and more can be found at this fun Seattle beach park.
Kayak Point Saltwater Beach Park
Find out about this beach's many treasures from Orca whales to kayakers to Yurt camping as you picnic and play!
Third Place Books Storytime with Honey Bear Bakery
Come hear preschool stories read by well-known children's authors as your preschooler munches on edible delights from the Honey Bear Bakery.
60 Acres Park
5-4-3-2-1 Lift-off! Watch out for low flying airplanes, homemade rockets and hot air balloons! Preschoolers will delight in watching the many regular flying activities taking place at 60 Acres Park in the Seattle eastside suburb of Redmond. This little known park is also home to youth baseball and 18 soccer fields.
What Preschoolers Will Enjoy about 60 Acres Park
If your preschooler has a fascination for flying machines, h/she will have fun checking out the activities of these “flying groups" that frequent the fields. Call or email them for times and current details:
US Boomerang Team
Boeing Hawks RC Flyers
Northwest Rocketry
Seattle Area Soaring Society
Kites are also another flying staple at 60 Acres Park, so pack up your preschooler, add a picnic lunch, bring your kite, and spend the day playing up in the air.
The Sammamish Slough borders the park, so have your preschooler bring some day-old bread to feed the ducks and geese. Walk down the marked trail where you’ll find them bathing by the Sammamish Slough.
What Parents Will Enjoy About 60 Acres Park
The Eastside’s Burke-Gilman trail shares the park’s south boundaries along side of the Sammamish Slough, and provides the pathway down to the water where the ducks live. There are a few picnic tables here, too- but not many. There is plenty of open grassy space to run, run, run, and to play off all that extra energy that preschoolers have! If you come on a non-game day- you will virtually have the park to yourselves.
The Burke-Gilman trail also has a dirt path for horseback riding and biking. If your preschooler is ready for hiking, the Burke Gilman trail provides some of County’s nicest walking paths and trails.
What Parents Should know About 60 Acres Park
60 Acres Park is now divided in half by a new bridge. The N. side has the soccer and baseball fields. The flying activities take place on the S. side, which also borders the well-traveled Burke-Gilman trail. Both sides have parking, although the S. side lot is a lot smaller. Restrooms are by the soccer fields. Note- from the S. side, restrooms are a bit of a walk.
There isn’t any playground equipment, as 60 Acres is more of a sports park. Note- dogs are prohibited on the sport fields.
General Information about 60 Acres
60 Acres (map) From I-405 (Northbound and Southbound), take Exit 20A or 20B.
At end of exit, turn East onto NE 124th Street. Travel 2 miles.
Turn right onto 154th Pl NE. Go South 1/4 mile.
Park in either North or South lots. Note- no on-street parking per City of Redmond ordinances.
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